Literature of Mangalorean Catholics

The Literature of Mangalorean Catholics refers to the diverse literature of Mangalorean Catholics.

History

Mangalorean Catholics have immensly contributed towards Media Activities in Mangalore, Bombay and other cities in India. The "Konknni Dirvem" was the first Konkani language periodical to be published in Mangalore in 1912. The founder-editor of "Konknni Dirvem" was the great poet Louis Mascarenhas. [cite web
url= http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=32675&n_tit=News+headlines |title= Rich Tributes Paid to Pioneer Konkani Poet Louis Mascarenhas |accessdate= 2008-03-01 |author= Melka Miyar |publisher= Daijiworld Media Pvt Ltd Mangalore] After the "Konknni Dirvem", came "Raknno" weekly in 1938 as an organ of the Diocese of Mangalore. A succession of brilliant priest-editors beginning with Sylvester Menezes, Alexander D’Souza, Mark Waldar, Vincent Menezes, Samuel Sequeira and the current editor Eric Crasta has transformed "Raknno" as a literary medium and in the process bringing countless writers into the limelight. G.M.B. Rodrigues was the first Mangalorean to start a Konkani Weekly "Sukh-Dukh" in Bombay in 1948. In 1949, George Fernandes brought out a monthly "Konknni Yuvak". Other periodicals of those times were "Amchi Mai", "Sevak", "Ange", "Jezu Rai", "Kala Kiran", "Samajicho Divo", "Samajichem Ful", "Prakas", "Uzvad", "Amchem Konkan", "Maiganv", "Bhingari", "Dublleancho Bhav", "Sant Ritachi Vordi", "Catholic Yuvak" etc. "Poinnari", a Weekly, was started in Bombay in 1950 and its first editor was the wellknown novelist V.J.P. Saldanha. Later on, the famous poet and dramatist Cha. Fra. D'costa became its editor. The wellknown novelist and writer J.S. Alvares brought out "Mithr", a Weekly in 1953 and "Jhelo" a Fortnightly in 1956 in Bombay. A.A. Saldanha, J.B. Moraes and V.M. Fernandes experimented on the model of "Reader's Digest" by bringing out a monthly Konkani journal titled "Konkan Daiz" in 1958. Cha. Fra. D'Costa started periodicals like "Zaag-maag", "Vishal Konkan", "Jivit" and "Udev" one after the other. "Kannik" a fortnightly from Mangalore was one more periodical started by a Mangalorean Catholic "Raymond Miranda" in 1965. Since 1994, the Catholic Sabha of Mangalore is bringing out "Amcho Sandesh" a monthly, as its organ. "Amar Konkani" a half-yearly research oriented journal was started in Mangalore in 1980 by the Konkani Institute of the St. Aloysius College. "Divo" Weekly was started in Bombay in the year 1995 with its founder-editor being J.B. Moraes.

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References

*cite book
last=Saradesāya
first=Manohararāya
publisher=Sahitya Akademi
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=1YILeUD_oZUC&printsec=frontcover
title=A History of Konkani Literature: From 1500 to 1992
year=2000
isbn=8172016646
accessdate=2008-08-23
ref=sar